Tunisian Timetable Delayed by Rommel
General Eisenhower faced decisive choices against Rommel as Axis forces pushed Americans from Sidi Bou Zid to the Tebessa border in Algeria. The Tunisian setback delayed plans to finish Axis forces in Africa and open the path to Europe. Reports say the British Eighth Army advanced from the south, pressuring Rommel.
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Eisenhower
Rommel
Sidi Bou Zid
Gafsa
Tebessa
Algeria
Axis
Africa
Europe
Eighth Army
Attenay
German 60 ton tanks overpower US 28 ton units
The article notes that American forces faced costly losses in a battle where superior German weight and equipment dominated. The 60-ton German Mark tanks proved too strong for the 28-ton American tanks, and thin American lines amplified reverses and casualties as cited by Secretary of War Bumson.
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Washington
Bumson
Black Markets Gangsters Reap Riches
The article reports on rising meat prices tied to illegal black markets, threatening military supply and small packers. The OPA recommended two measures to Congress: government purchase of animals or a universal registration of every meat seller or handler.
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Congress
OPA
House Small Business Committee
French Armada to Strengthen Allies in World War II
Vice Admiral Raymond Fenard announced 42 French warships will join the United Nations effort, adding two battleships six cruisers an aircraft carrier seven destroyers 14 submarines and ten auxiliaries to the force soon though timing remains uncertain. The cruisers Gloire and Georges Leyguy are already in action against the Axis.
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United Nations
Raymond Fenard
United States
Fenard
Gloire
Georges Leypues
Axis
Axis Peace Offensive Opens With Press Endeavor
Allied observers report an Axis peace offensive launched with statements from Virginio Gayda and Joseph Goebbels claiming Russia’s victories threaten Britain and the United States as well. Elmer Davis of OWI counters, saying the Axis seeks a separate peace to save Europe from Bolshevik danger.
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Virginio Gayda
Joseph Goebbels
Axis
Britain
America
Europe
Canned Meat Freeze Burdening Households and Stores
The Office of Food Administration faces shortages as canned meat and fish stocks shrink. To ease pressure, sales of canned salmon tuna shrimp meat spreads and related products are suspended until at least March 28 when meat rationing is expected. Meanwhile consumers learn point rationing rules for fruits vegetables dried fruit canned soups and baby foods.
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Office of Food Administration
OPA
Mme Chiang presses speed as Japan mounts China drive
Madame Chiang Kai-shek urged faster Allied action in Washington while China reported a major Japanese assault from Shanghai to Yunnan aimed at knocking China out of the war. Allied reports said New Guinea forces pressed after retreating Japanese near Salamau as bombers pounded positions in Dutch New Guinea and New Britain.
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Mme
Chiang
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Japan
Ching
China
Shanghai
Yunan
Burma Road
America
United Nations
Damocles
Pacific
New Guinea
Wauarés
Mubo
Outakiria
Salamau
Dutch New, Guinea
New Britain
Arctic explorer Bal returns to spotlight in week’s news
Col Bernt Bala, renowned for Arctic exploits and New York association, features in this week’s highlights. Canberra announces a Commonwealth proclamation granting the United States favored nation treatment on tariffs, signaling a shift in trade stance.
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Ashington
Col
Bernt Bala
New York
Canberra
Com. Monwealth
United States
West
United Sea
Race for Dnieper Nazis Still Menaced on Multiple Fronts
Nazi forces face a possible winter line behind the Dnieper and Dniester rivers after a Russian westward advance from Rostov and Kharkov. The Red army seeks to convert retreat into rout by targeting Orel, a strategic rail junction, while Nazi resistance stiffens along the Donets river basin.
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Russia
Rostov
Kharkov
Dnieper
Ukraine
Dniester
Hitler
Crimea
Leningrad
Red Army
Orel
Moscow
Donets River
Undesirables' Next Draft Challenge Warns Army
Congressional mood favored deferring fathers and dependents until single men are exhausted. Brig. Gen. Miller G White warned deferment risked inducting illiterates and men with venereal disease. Maj. Gen. Lewis B Hershey cited 28,000 draftees daily into army and navy.
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Miller G. White
Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Navy
RATION DATES FOR FUEL, SUGAR, COFFEE AND TIRES
Ration dates listed: March 13 Period 3 fuel oil coupons valid to Sept 30. March 15 last valid date for No 1 sugar coupons for three pounds. March 21 last valid date for Stamp No 25 for one pound coffee. March 31 final date for first inspection of passenger car tires for A card holders and motorcycles. April 26 expiration for Period 4 fuel oil coupons. June 15 last valid date for Stamp No 17 for one pair of shoes.
Inflation: Taxation the Remedy Warns Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve chairman Marriner Eccles bluntly warned Congress that inflation stems from war deficits financed by borrowing rather than taxation and public funding. He said inflation is controlled by Congress, noting most nations struggle in war periods and predicting a 1943 purchasing power surplus gap of about 40 billion dollars, narrowing to 15 billion if public savings hold 1942 levels.
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Eccles
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Congress
Navy unveils fastest plane at Hartford factory
The Navy introduced what it calls the fastest airplane in the United States at a Hartford Connecticut plane factory. The report notes that other models in the Vought Fall Corsair line have already seen action against Japan, including at Munda in the South Pacific. Claims include superior power, aerobatics, and interception potential against land-based fighters.
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Navy
United States
Hartford
Steel Capacity: Steel Firms Meet Per Time Output Challenge
Steel companies report improved capacity and efficiency, achieving higher output per hour amid shifting demand. Industry leaders cite investments in new furnaces and automation, smoother production lines, and stronger supply chains to sustain the gain.
President defends Wickard as Currie outlines farm plan
The President backs Secretary Claude Wickard amid criticism of the food program. White House adviser Currie proposes a nine point plan to boost production, expand farmer participation, reorganize land use, and shift local control toward federal direction. Wickard partly accepts reforms including removing some acreage limits but opposes cotton and wheat cuts. A new “land army” from towns and cities is planned to aid farm work.
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Claude Wickard
Indiana
White House
Wickard
Lauchlin Currie
Currie
England
United States
Congress
Land Army
Claude
Wallace
New York Heartbeat and World War II Media Snapshots
A kaleidoscopic review of wartime radio and film commentary notes Eric Severed on British forthrightness and Fascism fears, Edgar Mowrer passport woes, and Leningrad siege heroism. It covers The Siege of Leningrad documentary, Andy Hardy film, Stand By for Action, For Ever a Day, and magazine items on Germany’s war, OWI work, DeMille, and Putzi Hanfstaengl hints.
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New York
Eric Severeld
Shirer
Edgar Mowrer
North Africa
Leningrad
Rooney Kid
Andy Hardy
Andy
Iowa
Clifton Fadiman
Germany
New Republic
Hitler
Elmer Davis
OWI
Harper's
Michael Darrock
Joseph P. Dorn
Washington
C. B. DeMille
John Durant
DeMille
H’wood
Movietown
Jimmy Young
Tapan
American Legion Mag
Howard Brubaker
The
New Yorker
First Nighter Memoirs Offer Witty Theater Anecdotes
A gag filled reminiscence recalls John Barrymore and other stars amid early curtain chatter. Alaska Woollcott and Mark Twain anecdotes add sharp quips about critics and audiences. The note blends backstage truth with playful, period wit and theater lore.
Portable Stand Handy for Mending from a Reclaimed Phonograph Cabinet
A DIY portable stand converts a lid from a reclaimed phonograph cabinet into a handy mending box. It suggests painting the lid, lining the interior with cardboard and fabric, and using drawer handles from dime stores. The note references BOOK 8 and BOOK 9 with a 15 cent copy offer and a mailing address.
Trotsky Identity Clarified as Not a Prince
The article states Leon Trotsky was not a Russian prince but a Russian Jew from the middle class with a university education. It notes he changed his surname from Bronstein to Trotsky for brevity at the start of the century.
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Leon Trotsky
Sand
Bronstein
Trotsky
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